VERIWIDE 100 User manual

Brooks- Plaubel
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                 hundred degree wide angle camera

Broots-Plaubel VERIWIDE 100 with tzE/
{Inm Schnelder SuDer-Angulon lens (str
glass alr-spaced construction; front dlam-
eter {2mm, flter series slze 7), snd UXV
Synchro-Compur shutter.
  I  speed scale (8, 1 sec. to 1/500th)
 2 diaDhragm scale (red lever)
 3 MX synchro lever,/self timer (green
    lever)                                                     r0
 4 focusing scale wtth cltck stoD zone
    system
 5 depth of feld scale                                     r5
 6 flash connector
 7 shutter cocking lever
 8 wire frame finder
 9 wlre fnder slght, and shoe for opttcat
    finder/wtth parallax adJustment
10 level
11 body release wtth cable socket
12 exposure counter
13 flm advance
1{ back lock
15 neck strap studs
(lower flm sDool knobs and bevelted base
plate disc with trlpod socket on underside
of camera body)
Dlmenslons: I r 6 -  lr/2 (3ytrIf,etght: 3f ozs.

For amateurs the Veriwide 100 is a new kind of camera. It will take pictures covering an angle
approximately twice as wide as that which is considered normal for other cameras. However,
this is not to say that the Veriwide picfure is abnormal, since you are fully conscious of an area
equally large when you look at a scene with your own eyes. The tnrth is that the "normal" camera
gives only a slice of the scene before you, while the Veriwide gives you the whole scene. No longer
need you feel that something has been left out. Undoubtedly, you have experienced and enjoyed
the spaciousness of the wide-screen picfure at your local movie theatre. We suggest that you be pre-
parecl to be astonished and delighted when you see your first Veriwide enlargement, particulgrly if
the print is a Iarge one.                                                      ,burtrt, u5
For professionals the Veriwide 100 is a new kind of tool. It will free you from all the drudgery
usually associated with setting up for extreme wide angle shots. You will be enabled to reach for a
cornplete camera, all ready to shoot, just as easily as you formerly reached for t}e lens alone. The
angle covered by the Veriwide 100 is as wide as you can get, and still retain the linear characteris-
tics of the normal picture. The rectangular shape of the negative is particularly well suited to this
kind of work, since it does away with the need for excessive cropping when used with the majority
of subiects. Moreover, although the Veriwide 100 is not large as professional cameras Eo, the
negative  it furnishes is amply sized, 2Y+ x gyzrt. It is large enough to permit the making of largest
size prints with astonishing ease and with amazing reten,tion of detail and quality. The Veriwide 100
will be especially useful to the press, magazine and industrial photographer, indeed anyone who
rnrrst work fast, yet efficiently.
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The lens of the Veriwide 100 is one of the most unique in the world. It covert one hundred
degrees, (measured across the diagonal, of course) keeping lines straight and also allowing a proper
proportion of light to reach the corners of the picture. Its performance wide open (t /8) is trulyamazing since it does all tha't has been mentioned, while giving, for example, a perfectly sharp
picture from l0 feet all the way to infinity. It is freely and enthusiastically admittld by the de-
signer of the Veriwide 100, Mr. Frank Rizzatti, that this lens, the Schneider Super Augulon, was
truly the chief ingredient needed to make the camera possible. It is a lens with extraordi""ry quali-
ties, and is a product of the famous Joseph Schneider & Co. of Kreuznach, Germany
The Verwide has, in e very real sense, been designed around the Super-Angulon lens. lhe lens
mount and the foeal plane are treated as a single unit, with all machinirrg dotte so as to achieve a
strictly perpendicular relationship between the fflm track and the optical axis. the sturdy steel camera
body can almost be said to be merely a light-tight wrap-around for the ftlm. The basic precision
of the Veriwide 100 is, due to the special features of its design, less dependent on the Uoav than
is the case with other fine camerat. Consequently it will be less ,,rr""pdbb to damage when rub-
iected to the rigors of daily press and industrial work. Double thickne-ss gears and levers complete
the elements required for maximum life. The Veriwide 100 is manufactur"a i" Frankfurt, Germany
by Plaubel Feinmechanik und Optik, a factory known the world over for the high quality and
precision of its work.
The Veriwide lfi) is fast,     and simple to use, simpler indeed than any camera of comparable                   -6yquality. Its hanrliness will                            invite you to extend yo;  picture-taking lnio ffelds rarely, ii  ev",,touched. But you must begin by

Loading the camera:
Open the back by sliding the left side catch button towards
the bottom of the camera and lifting the cover. Insert full
No. f20 fflm spool into right fflm chamber by pulling out
lower spool knob. Tear the paper seal and &aw film's cover
paper to reach left ftlm chamber. Insert end in empty spool
and gently wind until starting mark on the back is in line with
arrows on each side of fflm track. It is well to keep light
thumb pressure on the full spool to prevent loosening. Close
the back and wind knob until it stops. Counter window will
indicate No. l. You are ready to begin shooting.
The shooting sequence is as follows: after selecting the shutter
sped, diaphragm opening, and setting the distance, cock the
shutter by pulling lower shutter knob to the right; shootl Wind
to the next number, rffiock the shutter, shoot again. Repeat
for all subsequent shots. After the seventh shot, wind the fflm
until the knob stops; counter will indicate E (end). Open
camera to remove ftlm. Note that a portion of the fflm oover
paper is still under the pressure plate to insure against
loosening.
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Because of the tremendous depth.of-field provided by tbc

47mn Super-Angulon   Iens,  focusing the Veriwide 100 is
almost absurdly easy.  The  full focusing scale covers from
 infinity to 2r/z feet. It can be set to the distance of the
 principal object in the conventional rnanner, or use may be
made of the zone-focusing system. This is much to be pre-
 ferred. Click positions are provided at 20 and 6 feet, corres-
ponding to the most generally useful settings. Note that when
 set to 20 feet, the picture will be shary from infinity to 10 feet,
with the Super-Angulon fully open. To focus for any other
zone always set the desired near and far distances so that they
 fall between the duplicate diaphragm figures on each side of
the distance index mark. For example: to set for a range of
4.5 to 2O fieet, set the scale so that these figures appear op-
posite identical stop figures on the rear red scale: in this case
I/ll,  Of course, in-botween positions may be selected when
required. Quite amazing maximum depth shots can be made
by setting the infinity mark (oo) opposite t/32. The sharp
area will extend all the way to 21/z feet.
The Synehro-Compur Shutter:
Speeds: B, 1,. r/2, Ye, ye, l/Ll,  l/30, l/60, L/125, L/250,
| /500 sec. Time exposures may be made with shutter set on
B (bulb), with cable release. The serrated top red lever is
used for selecting diaphragm openings. Although click stc rs are

provided, in-between positions may be set by means of the v
 marking. The green lever is the synchroJever and can be sot
 for use with either electronic flash (X) or flash bulbs (M).
 The green v is to indicate the self-timer position    this is set                                                 - only after cocking the shutter. self-timer flash shots                                                         will auto-
 matically be made according to X setting only. If it is desired
 to use bulbs with the self-timer, you must use l/s0th sec. or
 slower speeds. A flash cord connector is provided on the left
 side of shutter. Flat reflectors, or better yet, tandem guns
 slightly angled away from each other should be used.
The Vine Frame Findern
 This is one of the oldest and still most popular  ( with profes-
 sionals) Rpe of finder. It gives *                size view
and allows you to see moving obiects""di-inishedbefore they actually
ceme into the picture. To use: raise the wire frame and thl
rear sight to vertical position above the camera. The rear
sight, because of the extreme wide angle covered by the
Veriwide, is used merely to center the eye. you can then view
with sufficient accuracy even though you move your eye from
side to side to see the edgqs. parallax correction is achieved
by setting the center lever atop the camera opposite the
appropriate distance on the scale. The www.butkus.usparalla.x compensatingdevice may also be used with the

The Eveready Caee
 is designed to enclose the entire camera even when the optical
finder is in place. It is made of fine quality leather.
A final word
Your veriwide 100 qlmera is designed to serwe you well and
for years to come. Keep it clean, but al'oid rubbing grit into
the lens. The best way to care for the super-Angulon  is to
brush away all grit and surface dust with a crean ioft brush.
occasionally, and in addition, breathe on trre lens and wipe it
once around with a clean, soft handkerchief. This will preserve
its sparkling apperuance and assure continued fine results.





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